Exhausted parents have a new weapon up their sleeve in the battle to get their baby to sleep.

Getting your baby's sleep routine in order is considered one of the hardest aspects of parenting to master.

It's no wonder then it has spawned a multi million pound industry.

Baby gurus advise everything from 'the controlled crying method' where you don't immediately pick up your baby when they cry, to the 'no cry method' where parents are advised to do everything to prevent tears.

Now journalist Emily-Jane Clark , who describes herself as "the victim of two sleep-hating babies," has cut through the jargon with her no-nonsense guide for the modern mum or dad.

Emily-Jane's guide to a baby's sleep routine is from her pithily titled new book Sleep is for the Weak How To Survive We Your Baby Won't Go The F**K to Sleep.

1. Get yourself ready for bed!

Be prepared to slip straight off to your own bed (Image: Tom Merton)

Babies can take several hours to fall sleep, so you need to be comfortable and ready to slip straight into your own bed with your baby once you have given up trying to put her down in the cot.